The Official Us Marine Corps First Aid Handbook

Make the Difference Between Life and Death FULL-SIZE FORMAT - **biggest edition available anywhere**: giant 8.5" x 11" size means large, clear print and pictures. Created and trusted by U.S. forces to save lives from traumatic injury under the most adverse emergency conditions. Complete & Unabridged USMC medical manual. "Batteries last hours, books last decades. Get the print edition!" "The fate of the wounded rests in the hands of the ones who apply the first dressing" - Nicholas Senn, 1898 (49th President, American Medical Assn.) When disaster strikes and medical personnel are not readily available, it is the knowledge and behavior of the non-medical people present that save lives. Use this book to learn both self-aid, and aid to others ("buddy aid"). Foremost, it provides the tools you and your comrades require to promptly and effectively sustain life, and minimize suffering and disability. Covering topics not found in civilian guides including nuclear, biological and chemical situations and first aid for psychological reactions to stress and trauma, this indispensable book is essential preparedness for every home, business and vehicle. This edition supersedes the old FM 21-11. FIRST AID INCLUDES: BASICS OF FIRST AID: TERMINOLOGY - HOW THE HUMAN BODY WORKS - ADVERSE CONDITIONS - FIRST AID BASICS - CASUALTY EVALUATION BASIC MEASURES FOR FIRST AID 1: AIRWAY OPENING & OBSTRUCTIONS - BREATHING RESTORATION - CASUALTY ASSESSMENT & POSITIONING - UNCONSCIOUS / NON-BREATHING CASUALTIES - RESCUE BREATHING / ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION - MOUTH-TO-MOUTH / NOSE - HEARTBEAT BASIC MEASURES 2: STOPPING BLEEDING & WOUND PROTECTION - CLOTHING - ENTRANCE / EXIT WOUNDS - FIELD DRESSINGS - PRESSURE APPLICATION - TOURNIQUETS BASIC MEASURES 3: IDENTIFYING SHOCK - SHOCK CAUSES & EFFECTS - SHOCK SIGNS & SYMPTOMS - FIRST AID FOR SHOCK SPECIFIC INJURIES: HEAD, NECK & FACIAL - CHEST - ABDOMINAL - BURN INJURIES - DRESSINGS & BANDAGES; SHOULDER, ELBOW, HAND, LEG, KNEE, FOOT FRACTURES: SIGNS & SYMPTOMS - IMMOBILIZING - SPLINTS, PADDING, BANDAGES, SLINGS & SWATHES - SPLINTING SUSPECTED FRACTURES - DIFFERENT KINDS OF FRACTURES CLIMATIC INJURIES: HEAT INJURIES - COLD INJURIES BITES & STINGS: SNAKES & SNAKEBITES - HUMAN & ANIMAL BITES - MARINE (SEA) ANIMALS - INSECT (ARTHROPOD) BITES & STINGS NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL OR CHEMICAL (NBC) FIRST AID: CLASSIFICATION OF CHEM / BIO AGENTS - MASKING - RESPONDING TO CHEMICAL ATTACK - NERVE AGENTS - SYMPTOMS OF NERVE AGENT POISONING - FIRST AID FOR NERVE AGENT POISONING - BLISTER AGENTS - CHOKING (LUNG DAMAGING) AGENTS - CYANOGEN (BLOOD) AGENTS - INCAPACITATING AGENTS - INCENDIARIES - TOXINS - NUCLEAR DETONATION PSYCHOLOGICAL REACTIONS & FIRST AID FIRST AID CASE & KITS, DRESSINGS & BANDAGES RESCUE & TRANSPORTATION: PLANNING, HANDLING & MEDEVAC GLOSSARY, REFERENCES, & INDEX Please note: this publication (MCRP 3-02G / FM 4-25.11) has been replaced in some uses by TC 4-02.1. However, many individuals and units prefer to retain this version as it is a full, profusely illustrated medical first responder's handbook, whereas TC 4-02.1 is designed to cover similar ground without illustrations and in less detail, to occupy less space. If you would like to compare the two and decide which is appropriate for your needs, please search for ISBN 197462837X, "The Official US Army First Aid Guide". Thank you. Search for 'CARLILE MILITARY LIBRARY' to find more TOP-FLIGHT, SQUARED-AWAY publications for your professional bookshelf! Published in the U.S.A. by CARLILE MEDIA. Information purposes only.

MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH Updated, current 2017 edition - the indispensable field manual for preppers, hunters, campers, outdoorspeople, and more. FULL-SIZE FORMAT - **biggest edition available anywhere**: giant 8.5" x 11" size means large, clear print and pictures. Created and trusted by U.S. forces to educate military personnel and save lives from traumatic injury under the most adverse emergency conditions. ESSENTIAL PREPAREDNESS for every home, business, bag, cabin, RV, aircraft and auto! "Batteries last hours, books last decades. Get the print edition!" IMPORTANT: unlike most other editions available, this is NOT the basic, outdated FM 21-11: this is the completely-overhauled TC 4-02.1, in a large-size 8.5" x 11" format - COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED. This edition supersedes the old FM 4-25.11 and older FM 21-11. "The fate of the wounded rests in the hands of the ones who apply the first dressing" - Nicholas Senn, 1898 (49th President, American Medical Association) When disaster strikes and medical personnel are not readily available, it is the knowledge and behavior of the non-medical people present that save lives. Use this book to teach yourself and those around you both self-aid, and aid to others ("buddy aid"). Above all, this book provides the tools you and your comrades require to promptly and effectively sustain life, and minimize suffering and disability. This indispensable book is essential preparedness for every home, business and vehicle! INCLUDES: FUNDAMENTALS OF FIRST AID: TERMINOLOGY - VITAL BODY SYSTEMS - GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF FIRST AID - COMBAT AND OPERATIONAL STRESS REACTION EVALUATING CASUALTIES OPENING THE AIRWAY AIRWAY OBSTRUCTIONS FIRST AID FOR AN OPEN CHEST WOUND FIRST AID FOR A BLEEDING EXTREMITY FIRST AID FOR BURNS PREVENTING & CONTROLING SHOCK FIRST AID FOR NERVE AGENT INJUDY FIRST AID FOR BITES AND STINGS FIRST AID FOR HEAT ILLNESS FIRST AID FOR COLD INJURY RIGID SPLINTS RESCUE BREATHING EXTERNAL CHEST COMPRESSIONS HEAD INJURIES ABDOMINAL INJURIES IMPALEMENT INJURIES USE OF ELASTIC BANDAGES USE OF SLINGS AND SWATHES TREATING A CASUALTY FOR SNAKEBITE TREATMENT FOR ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK TRANSPORTING CASUALTIES FIRST AID FOR LACERATIONS OF THE EYELID FIRST AID FOR FOREIGN BODIES ON THE EYE FIRST AID FOR EXTRUSIONS OF THE EYE FIRST AID FOR CHEMICAL BURNS OF THE EYE IMPROVED FIRST AID KIT GLOSSARY, REFERENCES, INDEX Please note: this publication replaces the older FM 4-25.11 / MCRP 3-02G, and provides readers with a more condensed First Aid manual that they can read more quickly and store anywhere, due to its lower page count and condensed nature. However, the older manual is still in use in some quarters and if you prefer a larger First Aid manual, please search for ISBN 197460599X, "The Official US Marine Corps First Aid Handbook" and decide which is appropriate for your needs. Thank you. Search for 'CARLILE MILITARY LIBRARY' to find more TOP-FLIGHT, SQUARED-AWAY publications for your professional bookshelf! Published in the U.S.A. by CARLILE MEDIA. Information purposes only. Note: Second Edition

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2017.-. U.S. ARMY.-. FIRST AID! -.with interactive app.- -. 400 years of experience comes to your hand in this First Aid Manual. FREE APP INCLUDED.-. Every fracture, every bandage, every carry, every collapse, every accident, heat, cold, shock, psychological difficulties, every poison, every sting and bite, every chemical injury, nuclear, biological, car accident, choking, collapse, heart attack, CPR, EVERYTHING. A hundred videos also included. All the most important information is in the print book which should BE KEPT in your car. The extra information is in the free app.. Just point your phone or tablet at the code and the app will open instantly.-. The videos in the app do provide very useful visual directions. The CPR video shows exactly where to push and counts out the correct timing. - Also included is a link to the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Medical Handbook .- CHAPTER 1. FUNDAMENTAL CRITERIA FOR FIRST AID Understanding Vital Body Functions for First Aid. Adverse Conditions Basics of First Aid Evaluating a Casualty CHAPTER 2. BASIC MEASURES FOR FIRST AID Open the Airway and Restore Breathing Breathing Process Assessment of and Positioning the Casualty Opening the Airway of an Unconscious or not Breathing Casualty Rescue Breathing (Artificial Respiration) Mouth-to-Mouth Method Mouth-to-Nose Method Heartbeat Airway Obstructions Opening the Obstructed Airway-Conscious Casualty Opening the Obstructed Airway-Casualty LyingDown or Unconscious Section II. Stop the Bleeding and Protect the Wound Clothing Field Dressing Manual Pressure Pressure Dressing Digital Pressure. Tourniquet Section III. Check for Shock and Administer First Aid Measures Causes and Effects Signs and Symptoms of shock First Aid Measures for Shock CHAPTER 3. FIRST AID FOR SPECIFIC INJURIES Head, Neck, and Facial Injuries General First Aid Measures Chest Wounds First Aid for Chest Abdominal Wounds First Aid for Abdominal Wounds Burn Injuries First Aid for Burns Dressings and Bandages Shoulder Bandage Elbow Bandage Hand Bandage Leg (Upper and Lower) Bandage Knee Bandage Foot Bandage CHAPTER 4. FIRST AID FOR FRACTURES Kinds of Fractures Signs and Symptoms of Fractures Purposes of Immobilizing Fractures Splints, Padding, Bandages, Slings, and Swathes Procedures for Splinting Suspected Fractures Upper Extremity Fractures Lower Extremity Fractures Jaw, Collarbone, and Shoulder Fractures Spinal Column Fractures Neck Fractures CHAPTER 5. FIRST AID FOR CLIMATIC INJURIES Heat Injuries Cold Injuries CHAPTER 6. FIRST AID FOR BITES AND STINGS Types of Snakes Snakebites Human or Animal Bites Marine (Sea) Animals Insect (Arthropod) Bites and Stings First Aid for Bites and Stings

Whether you are faced with an open wound, an airway obstruction, a head injury, a fracture or a snakebite, this book will teach you how to help yourself or save somebody's life. Here you will find thoroughly explained and easy to follow first aid measures for all types of casualties. Be prepared to act in a split second when emergency occurs: Content: Fundamental Criteria for First Aid: Understanding Vital Body Functions for First Aid Terminology Basics of First Aid Evaluating Causality... Basic Measures for First Aid: Open the Airway and Restore Breathing Breathing Process Assessment of and Positioning the Casualty Rescue Breathing (Artificial Respiration) Mouth-to-Mouth Method Mouth-to-Nose Method Heartbeat Stop the Bleeding and Protect the Wound Entrance and Exit Wounds Manual Pressure Digital Pressure Tourniquet Check for Shock Causes and Effects Signs and Symptoms... Specific Injuries: Head, Neck and Facial Injuries Chest Wounds Abdominal Wounds Burn Injuries Dressings and Bandages... Fractures: Signs and Symptoms Splints, Padding, Bandages, Slings, and Swathes Upper Extremity Lower Extremity Jaw, Collarbone and Shoulder Spinal Column Neck Climatic Injuries: Heat Injuries Cold Injuries Bites and Stings: Snakes Human or Animal Bites Marine Animals Insects... Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Environment: Classification of Chemical and Biological Agents Conditions for Masking Signs and Symptoms Background Information on Nerve Agents Blister Agents Choking Agents (Lung-Damaging Agents) Cyanogen (Blood) Agents Incapacitating Agents Toxins Nuclear Detonation... Psychological Reactions: Situations Requiring Psychological First Aid Respect for Others' Feelings Emotional and Physical Disability Combat and Other Operational Stress Reactions Severe Stress or Stress Reaction Reactions and Limitations...

"U.S. Army First Aid Manual" by the Department of the Army is the official guide to treating every type of injury or medical emergency in the field. Developed over decades of experience in wars and conflicts all over the world and in every imaginable environmental condition, the "U.S. Army First Aid Manual" details how to treat wounds, fractures, insect bites and stings, damage to organs, head injuries, and many more afflictions in an easy-to-read and understandable format. With an emphasis on keeping the injured alive so that they may be transported to a medical facility, the guide explains how a person can treat both injuries to oneself and to others so that further damage and physical suffering can be minimized. Practically arranged and concisely written, the manual is an invaluable reference in any emergency where immediate medical care cannot be found. "U. S. Army First Aid Manual" is an essential resource for doctors, nurses, military personnel, parents, childcare providers, doomsday preppers, outdoor enthusiasts, hikers, campers, and anyone who would like to better know how to save a life in an emergency situation. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Based on the latest CPR and first aid guidelines, the First Aid and CPR Guide, Sixth Edition is an excellent resource for action at common emergencies. This quick reference gives you the tools necessary to prevent and minimize injury, provide comfort, and maximize care until expert care arrives. This guide is perfect for anybody who wants quick, portable access to vital first aid and basic life support information in place of, or in addition to, taking a formal first aid or CPR course.

Here is everything there is to know about the essentials of life as a Marine. From fitness to first aid to firing positions, this book covers all subjects in which every troop, regardless of rank, must maintain proficiency. Learn the Military’s Code of Conduct, understand the Dos and Don’ts of surviving as a POW, and grasp the foundation of military law. Find out about Marine customs, uniforms, and drills. Follow the Marine Corps fitness routines to get into the best shape of your life. Read the detailed section on first aid and learn how to perform CPR, make braces for broken limbs, dress and bandage wounds, improvise slings, and transport injured victims. Find out about the symptoms and treatment of chemical agents and learn how to safely travel through a contaminated area. Also included in the U.S. Marine Guidebook are marksmanship requirements; navigation tactics; and nuclear, biological, and chemical defense. The U.S. Marine Guidebook details procedure during combat, including code of conduct in war and when to use deadly force. Because these subjects are first taught and tested during recruit training, they are the distinctive qualities of a Marine and his training. Anyone who is interested in what makes a Marine the strong, brave, and skilled individual he or she must be will find this book fascinating.